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The victims' index provides a comprehensive listing of the known victims of politically motivated crimes during the apartheid era, as identified through the TRC.
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Structure
The list provides detailed information related to personal loss, death or injury, as well as the victim's age at the time of the incident.
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TRC Victims - Letter S
| Name | Age | Description | | | SELEBOGO, Ephraim | | Was injured when a bomb planted by the AWB detonated on 4 February 1994 in Letsopa, Tvl. The AWB embarked on a bombing campaign in an attempt to derail the democratic process in the country. | References | | SELEI, Seraetseng Makidifentse Margaret | 30 | She had her home burnt down by members of the ‘Gadaffi’ faction of the ANC-aligned Khutsong Youth Congress (KYC) in Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal, on 4 March 1990. The ANC-aligned KYC split into two rival factions, the ‘Zim-zims’ and the ‘Gaddaffis’. Her family was targeted by the ‘Gadaffis’ because her husband was a policeman and the SAP were seen to be taking sides in the conflict. | References | | SELEKE, Martha | | Was killed by alleged members of the SAP on 23 August 1976 in Mapetla, Soweto, Johannesburg, in the aftermath of the June 1976 Soweto uprising. | References | | SELEKE, Phutego | | A general in the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) who was held at gunpoint by BDF members during an attempted coup d’etat in Bophuthatswana on 10 February 1988. The coup was brought to an end when the SADF came to the assistance of the Bophuthatswana government. Two BDF members were granted amnesty for their role in the attempted coup (AC/2000/044). | References | | SELEKE, Thatayaone | 20 | A student leader who was interrogated and tortured while in police custody on 1 October 1986 in Rustenburg, Tvl. | References | | SELEKE, Vincent | 16 | was severely injured when he was shot in the head by members of the SAP in Huhudi, Vryburg, Cape, on 19 October 1990, during a protest against the police assault of a political activist the previous day. One person was shot dead and several others injured by police. | References | | SELELO, Marcus Tlhako | 42 | He left home for work on 9 March 1990 in Katlehong, Tvl, and never returned. His body was found later in Germiston mortuary with gunshot wounds. | References | | SELELO, Moses | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 41 others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | SELEMBE, Bhekumuzi Roman | 52 | An ANC supporter who was injured when named IFP supporters attacked ANC supporters at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 9 March 1992. The perpetrators allegedly believed that ANC supporters were about to attack IFP supporters. Eight people died and five others were injured in this attack. | References | | SELEMBE, Roman | | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by a group of IFP supporters at Ndlovu’s Kraal, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 7 March 1992, in ongoing political conflict in the area. Eight people died and five were injured in the attack. One perpetrator serving a prison sentence was refused amnesty (AC/1998/0010). | References | | SELEPE, Cecilia | 33 | She had her house burnt down by IFP supporters from the nearby hostel in Kagiso, Tvl, in August 1990. Kagiso was tense following numerous clashes between IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. | References | | SELEPE, Douglas | 38 | Was stabbed by IFP hostel-dwellers in August 1990 in Kagiso, Tvl. Hostel-dwellers in the area were allegedly coerced into IFP membership when it launched itself as a political party in 1990. Cordial relations between township residents and hostel-dwellers were replaced by increasing conflict based on ethnicity, residential area and political affliation which resulted in countless deaths and injuries. | References | | SELEPE, Fillipos Matlheri | | A member of the SAP who was killed by MK operatives in a targeted killing at his home in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on 7 November 1982. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/1999/215). | References | | SELEPE, Julian | 23 | Was severely injured when members of a covert unit of the Northern Transvaal Security Branch threw an explosive device into his aunt’s home in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, on 18 September 1986. His grandmother was injured and another family member killed. The divisional commander of Northern Transvaal Security Branch and three of his operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/136). | References | | SELEPE, Kagiso Wilson | 11 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP while on his way to the shop in September 1984 in Duduza, Nigel, Tvl. Increasing political activity in the townships led to a heavy police presence, ostensibly sent to maintain law and order, but who often contributed to violent conflict. | References | | SELEPE, Malihloa Pascalina | 55 | She had her home burnt down in Nkandla, KwaZulu, near Melmoth, Natal, on 24 April 1994 in political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters during the run-up to the April 1994 elections | References | | SELEPE, Metseki Ishmael | 26 | An ANC supporter who was abducted by IFP supporters at Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 20 March 1994, in the run-up to the April 1994 elections. Mr Selepe has not been seen since and is presumed dead. | References | | SELEPE, Moleko Jacob | 23 | An SAP Security Branch member who had his home burnt down by members of the ANC-aligned Gadaffis vigilante group in Khutsong, Tvl, on 4 March 1990. | References | | SELEPE, Orah Lydia | 31 | An ANC supporter who had her house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters on 20 March 1994, in the run-up to the April 1994 elections. | References | | SELEPE, Petrus | | He had his home burnt down by members of the ANC-aligned ‘Gadaffi’ faction of the Khutsong Youth Congress (KYC) on 4 March 1990 in Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal . The KYC split into rival two factions, the ‘Zim-zims’ and the ‘Gaddaffis’. Mr Selepe’s son was a policeman and was targeted as police were seen to be taking sides in the conflict within the KYC. | References |
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